This is going to be controversial, but I'm going to say it anyway. You don't need

a toner. The amount of people that tell me they don't wear sunscreen. I

mean, seriously, we live in Australia. Come on. It's

not the sun. It's the UV rays that we want to block. If

you do those three things, I promise you, you will start

to see a difference in your skin. Welcome

to The Holistic Skin Guru, where what's on the surface is just

as important as what's underneath. I'm your host, Aamena. Let's

dive deep into the world of holistic skincare. Let's

talk skincare basics. I have a mantra, and

my team laugh at me when I say this, but you gotta keep

it clean, you gotta keep it hydrated, and you gotta

keep it out of the sun. If you do those three things, I

promise you, you will start to see a difference in your

skin. I can't begin to tell you

how many people tell me they use soap on

their skin. So they're not using the correct cleanser. They are

throwing the pH balance out of their skin completely. And

the hydration levels are just all over the place. And

the amount of people that tell me they don't wear sunscreen. I mean, seriously,

we live in Australia. We live under the ozone

layer. We are in Queensland. Like, come on, wear

your sunscreen. Choose the right cleanser. Now, a lot

of people are just buying, you know, supermarket

cleansers. And if that's what you can afford, that's fine. But

just have a look at the prices at the supermarket cleansers. I was in

the aisle the other day just scanning the shelves and they're not cheap.

You will be pleasantly surprised if you come to a

clinic like myself and you'll find a cleanser which is

much larger, which you don't have to use as

much, like one pump is sufficient and will last

you a lot longer, but it's a lot healthier for your skin and it actually keeps

the skin pH balance, which is what you want. You

don't want your skin to be stripped of all of its natural

oils. You want it to be able to clean the grime and

the sweat and that off your skin, but you don't want it to take away

the naturally occurring good oils from your

skin. You want it to add to your hydration levels and

you want it to help with your overall health and texture of

your skin. This is going to be controversial, but I'm going to say it anyway.

You don't need a toner. Toners were invented in

the 70s by cosmetic companies to remove the

residue left over by cleansers. Now,

we know that these cleansers are laced with chemicals and sulfates, which

are the biggest problem for us. Check out my videos about sulfates in

skincare and what they mean for you. We'll leave the links below. Understanding

your skin and also how to use key ingredients such

as vitamin B or commonly known as hyaluronic acid

and what other things you can do to increase your hydration levels

as dehydration will lead to fine lines and

fine lines will lead to deeper lines which then

form deep set wrinkles. Taking a daily hydrolyzed

collagen and ensuring that your skincare is clinical,

not cosmetic. I'm going to bang on about this in every episode

if I can, just to get it down your throats, because cosmetic

products are not doing your skin any justice.

Okay, hydrolyzed collagen. It must be a hydrolyzed collagen

because any other type of collagen, the protein is too large

and your skin or your body will not be able to metabolize it

or use the collagen. If you don't want

to take a hydrolyzed collagen supplement, then look at

adding it into your diet by eating lots of

freshly caught fish. Or you can get it from foods

rich in collagen, such as chicken's feet. If you

can stomach that, it's very, very good. Very, very high in

collagen. Sunscreen. Yes, this is

huge because so many women still do not wear

any sunscreen or they think on cloudy days

they don't need it or they use very little because they

want to sort of save money. I don't understand that either. Save

money now and then spend it later to try to fix the problem,

like, just use your sunscreen. On cloudy days some women don't

use it because they don't think they need it. It's not the sun, it's the

UV rays that we want to block. You know, UVA penetrates

really deeply into the skin and it causes damage to the

cells. Photoaging, which is wrinkles and

uneven skin tone, and that's what we're trying to prevent by wearing

a daily sunscreen. The UVB rays,

they penetrate the top layers of the skin, so the dermis and

the epidermis of the skin. And this is

a dangerous one because even though it doesn't go so deep as

the UVA rays do, it damages the skin's DNA,

which then leads to melanomas. So we already know this,

you know, the science is already out there. Skin cancers are huge in Australia. We

want to make sure that it doesn't matter what your complexion is,

whether you're fair or if you have a coloured skin like mine, we

all have to be protecting our skin against the UVA and

UVB rays. by blocking these rays we're

preventing the damage on our skin and we're causing our skin's

aging process to slow down. I like the physical blockers

that contain zinc and I know some of you don't like the white cast

it gives but there are so many On the market,

like the Okeone SPF that we sell in our clinic,

it doesn't have that ugly white cast and you get

the protection that you need. So if you buy the

correct products, you will get the best results and

you won't have to worry about things like white cast on your skin and you can wear

your sunscreen. It feels just like any other moisturizer

on your skin. You don't feel oily or gluggy or anything like

that. And that's the biggest complaint I hear about sunscreens. Now,

that is just the basics. Now I'm going to add on

what I think you need to do once you've mastered

the basics. You need to look at actives, especially

from the age of 30 onwards. We want you to be

on a hyaluronic acid, a collagen, elastin.

Any peptides in your skincare is what we're looking for. Your

daily care has to change if you want to

see results. I think most of us now know

that this is the case, but are still going for

the brands. Like, if you're really drawn to a brand, then

try looking for something that's clinical, okay? Brands

are not your best friend. Brands are all about making profit and

they're not about the quality of skincare. I've

talked about this in other videos. We'll put some links below if

you want to know more about that. I'm going to encourage you to look at clinical products

that are made in Australia that are not only organic, but

sulfate and paraben free, because those

are the products that are actually going to make your skincare work better. You

want to also make sure that it's silicon free because silicon sits

on the skin like a, almost like glad wrap. wood

and prevents your product efficacy. So it doesn't allow for

product penetration. So you want to make sure that the products that

you're using, your cleansers, they do not contain sulfate

or silicons so that your skin can operate the way it

was meant to. And it doesn't prevent, you know, the good

ingredients from actually absorbing into your skin. And we want to

make sure we stay away from parabens. I've done videos on this. We'll

link them below. We'll explain why parabens are dangerous for

you. So roughly at the age of 30, we want to be on a

vitamin C and peptides during the day. And we want

to be on a retinol or a vitamin A at night. If

you're looking for my recommendation, it's going to be from

our Oceani range. So check it out on our socials, or

you can click on the book now button. and you can shop directly for

us with our products as well. If you need any further information,

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